Karachi To Peshawar
Sep 1, 2018, 4:56 am
#61
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I would personally disagree on that, as in the hotels/flights/airports bit. Mind you, I generally find this kind of thing rather tedious etc, particularly of popular destinations. As someone said earlier, it can be useful for more off the beaten track places, which I *do* agree with. This is by no means a jibe at the OP, for the record!
Sep 1, 2018, 5:22 am
#63
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LOL! When I was in Pakistan I kept thinking that too....Then again it was all about priorities!
In my hotel in Lahore the power went off (load shedding) while I was on a wifi call back to the U.S. My hotel room was pitch black but as I was complaining to my family in the U.S. it occurred to me....how is the power off but the wifi works? The front desk told me the routers/modems/etc are all on UPS (uninterrupted powers supply). Of course I remarked "The internet is on UPS but none of my room lights???"
The front desk person looked at me quizzically and said: Your phone doesn't have a flashlight?
After I thought I about it....I actually WOULD rather have internet than lights during load shedding!
In my hotel in Lahore the power went off (load shedding) while I was on a wifi call back to the U.S. My hotel room was pitch black but as I was complaining to my family in the U.S. it occurred to me....how is the power off but the wifi works? The front desk told me the routers/modems/etc are all on UPS (uninterrupted powers supply). Of course I remarked "The internet is on UPS but none of my room lights???"
The front desk person looked at me quizzically and said: Your phone doesn't have a flashlight?
After I thought I about it....I actually WOULD rather have internet than lights during load shedding!
! A single female traveler will be fine, I know of several single ladies who have visited Lahore and other cities and have had no issues.Lovin? it in Lahore ? Only my footprints
. Next TR will feature plenty of waterfalls, empanadas and alfajores
.. Yes, the Pakistani trucks were amazing, especially when them spending upwards of a years salary on making them so amazingly decorated and colourful!.I was at work and saw your postings of a trip report, so I got all excited to come home from work and slowly scroll and enjoy it.
I take a lot of pictures when I travel but I have a friend who complains that I never have people in the shot. I usually go out of my way to make sure there are no people in the shot.
But, I think what makes your trip reports so interesting is that a lot of your photos have people in them. And I just realized how much more interesting they make travel shots. You still have landscapes and buildings, but the eye is drawn to the shots with the people. They really make the story so much more interesting. Thanks for that.
I think I am going to try to incorporate more people in my shots. Thanks for the inspiration and great photos and another great trip report.
I take a lot of pictures when I travel but I have a friend who complains that I never have people in the shot. I usually go out of my way to make sure there are no people in the shot.
But, I think what makes your trip reports so interesting is that a lot of your photos have people in them. And I just realized how much more interesting they make travel shots. You still have landscapes and buildings, but the eye is drawn to the shots with the people. They really make the story so much more interesting. Thanks for that.
I think I am going to try to incorporate more people in my shots. Thanks for the inspiration and great photos and another great trip report.
. Yes, the people really make a place and are all part of experiencing a new culture when visiting a new country. They literally add a beating heart and often a warm smile too to my travel photos.. Yes, a very cool place to spend six days, although would have loved to stay longer!
Sep 1, 2018, 11:33 am
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Day 3.
A group of students holding a banner and portraits of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the spiritual father of Pakistan, for Pakistan Day.
Is the kid carrying a real rifle?
Sep 1, 2018, 10:07 pm
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. Yes, I was pleasantly surprised with my six days in Pakistan, so much history and culture, both recent and not so recent.Haha
! No, it was very much a plastic toy gun.Thank you, nequine
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Sep 3, 2018, 10:00 pm
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Sep 4, 2018, 4:18 pm
#71
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I found a company willing to give me an LOI for just 4 days of trekking, allowing me to do my own thing while in the cities.
The application asked MANY unique questions (blood type) but was mostly harmless. I expected it to take the full 4-6 weeks quoted but just over a week later I had a two year multi entry visa!
Sep 5, 2018, 10:44 pm
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I was a bit worried with the visa process after booking an ex the Qatar business fare many months ago but it turned out to not be so bad.
I found a company willing to give me an LOI for just 4 days of trekking, allowing me to do my own thing while in the cities.
The application asked MANY unique questions (blood type) but was mostly harmless. I expected it to take the full 4-6 weeks quoted but just over a week later I had a two year multi entry visa!
I found a company willing to give me an LOI for just 4 days of trekking, allowing me to do my own thing while in the cities.
The application asked MANY unique questions (blood type) but was mostly harmless. I expected it to take the full 4-6 weeks quoted but just over a week later I had a two year multi entry visa!
. Looking forward to your trekking photo's.
Sep 7, 2018, 11:39 am
#74
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Terrific report as always. Do the people in your photos ever want copies?
I'm always happy to see pictures of the hotel rooms etc. It's easy to scroll past it, but usually, it is worth a moment to see what kind of room someone is staying in.
I would be very interested to see the Wagah ceremony. That looks really interesting and I'm glad you were able to see it after all.
I'm always happy to see pictures of the hotel rooms etc. It's easy to scroll past it, but usually, it is worth a moment to see what kind of room someone is staying in.
I would be very interested to see the Wagah ceremony. That looks really interesting and I'm glad you were able to see it after all.